Pago Pago weather in March

In March, Pago Pago sees average daytime highs of 28°C and overnight lows near 26°C, with 251 mm of rain across 25.6 wet days and about 12.1 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 4th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 28°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 20% of the time in March, and the air most often feels miserable.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 18 min at the start of March to 11 h 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, March is Pago Pago's 9th-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Pago Pago's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 28°; 1st warmest
Overnight low: 26°; 12th coldest
Rainfall: 251 mm; 25.6 wet days
Daylight: 12 h 06 min; 6:29 AM – 6:35 PM
Cloud cover: 70%; 9th clearest
Wind: 17 km/h; 12th windiest
Solar energy: 5.62 kWh/m²
Travel score: 3.9; out of 10

Pago Pago is capital of American Samoa.

Density: 81/km²; people per km²
Founded: 1899

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

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Temperature in March

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 28°C through the month.

A typical March day in Pago Pago reaches about 28°C in the afternoon and slips back to 26°C overnight — a 2°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 27°C and 29°C. Set against its neighbours, March runs on par with February and on par with April.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Avg high (°C)	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28
Avg low (°C)	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	28	26
2	28	26
3	28	26
4	28	26
5	28	26
6	28	26
7	28	26
8	28	26
9	28	26
10	28	26
11	28	26
12	28	26
13	28	26
14	28	26
15	28	26
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17	28	26
18	28	26
19	28	26
20	28	26
21	28	26
22	28	26
23	28	26
24	28	26
25	28	26
26	28	26
27	28	26
28	28	26
29	28	26
30	28	26
31	28	26

How March really feels in Pago Pago

Once humidity and wind are folded in, March averages 31 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C

heat index over the day's high

Days feeling ≤ 0°C

wind chill below the day's low

The story in March is heat — humidity pushes the afternoon "feels like" well above the raw temperature.

Pago Pago weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 1st-warmest and 4th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	28° / 26°	361	26.1	12.8	3.9
Feb	28° / 26°	291	23.9	12.5	3.9
Mar	28° / 26°	251	25.6	12.1	3.9
Apr	28° / 26°	205	23.7	11.7	4.1
May	28° / 26°	191	21.6	11.3	4.8
Jun	27° / 26°	115	18.3	11.2	5.3
Jul	27° / 26°	107	17.5	11.2	5.7
Aug	27° / 26°	92	16.3	11.5	5.8
Sep	27° / 26°	119	17.9	11.9	5.5
Oct	27° / 26°	193	20.6	12.3	5.0
Nov	28° / 26°	231	23.7	12.7	4.3
Dec	28° / 26°	309	24.9	12.8	4.1

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 20% of the time in March.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 16% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 64%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Clearer (%)	30	30	30	31	31	30	31	32	33	33	33	33	34	36	36	36	37	38	38	38	38	39	39	39	40	40	40	41	41	41	42
Cloudier (%)	70	70	70	69	69	70	69	68	67	67	67	67	66	64	64	64	63	62	62	62	62	61	61	61	60	60	60	59	59	59	58

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	30	70
2	30	70
3	30	70
4	31	69
5	31	69
6	30	70
7	31	69
8	32	68
9	33	67
10	33	67
11	33	67
12	33	67
13	34	66
14	36	64
15	36	64
16	36	64
17	37	63
18	38	62
19	38	62
20	38	62
21	38	62
22	39	61
23	39	61
24	39	61
25	40	60
26	40	60
27	40	60
28	41	59
29	41	59
30	41	59
31	42	58

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Pago Pago gets around 251 mm of rain over 25.6 wet days in March. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 83% and peaks near 88% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Rain chance (%)	88	88	88	88	88	87	86	86	85	84	84	83	82	82	81	81	80	80	80	80	80	80	80	80	80	81	81	81	81	81	81

	Rain chance (%)
1	88
2	88
3	88
4	88
5	88
6	87
7	86
8	86
9	85
10	84
11	84
12	83
13	82
14	82
15	81
16	81
17	80
18	80
19	80
20	80
21	80
22	80
23	80
24	80
25	80
26	81
27	81
28	81
29	81
30	81
31	81

Humidity in March

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of March feels miserable — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, March lands in the miserable band about 59% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Oppressive (%)	40	39	39	38	38	38	38	38	38	39	39	39	40	40	41	41	42	42	43	43	43	44	44	44	43	43	43	42	42	41	41
Miserable (%)	60	61	61	62	62	62	62	62	62	61	61	61	60	60	59	59	58	58	57	57	57	56	56	56	57	57	57	58	58	59	59

	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	40	60
2	39	61
3	39	61
4	38	62
5	38	62
6	38	62
7	38	62
8	38	62
9	38	62
10	39	61
11	39	61
12	39	61
13	40	60
14	40	60
15	41	59
16	41	59
17	42	58
18	42	58
19	43	57
20	43	57
21	43	57
22	44	56
23	44	56
24	44	56
25	43	57
26	43	57
27	43	57
28	42	58
29	42	58
30	41	59
31	41	59

Wind in March

Winds average 17 km/h in March, the calmest month.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 17 km/h on the calmest days to 18 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Wind speed (km/h)	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17
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	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	18	light breeze
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12	18	light breeze
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30	17	light breeze
31	17	light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in March

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 18 min at the start of March to 11 h 54 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 24 minutes over March. Sunrise moves from 6:27 AM to 6:31 AM, and sunset from 6:45 PM to 6:25 PM.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Daylight (h)	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9
Sunrise (AM)	6:27	6:27	6:27	6:28	6:28	6:28	6:28	6:28	6:29	6:29	6:29	6:29	6:29	6:29	6:29	6:29	6:30	6:30	6:30	6:30	6:30	6:30	6:30	6:30	6:30	6:31	6:31	6:31	6:31	6:31	6:31
Sunset (PM)	6:45	6:44	6:44	6:43	6:43	6:42	6:41	6:41	6:40	6:40	6:39	6:38	6:38	6:37	6:36	6:35	6:35	6:34	6:33	6:33	6:32	6:31	6:30	6:30	6:29	6:28	6:28	6:27	6:26	6:25	6:25

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	12.3	6:27	6:45
2	12.3	6:27	6:44
3	12.3	6:27	6:44
4	12.3	6:28	6:43
5	12.2	6:28	6:43
6	12.2	6:28	6:42
7	12.2	6:28	6:41
8	12.2	6:28	6:41
9	12.2	6:29	6:40
10	12.2	6:29	6:40
11	12.2	6:29	6:39
12	12.2	6:29	6:38
13	12.1	6:29	6:38
14	12.1	6:29	6:37
15	12.1	6:29	6:36
16	12.1	6:29	6:35
17	12.1	6:30	6:35
18	12.1	6:30	6:34
19	12.1	6:30	6:33
20	12.0	6:30	6:33
21	12.0	6:30	6:32
22	12.0	6:30	6:31
23	12.0	6:30	6:30
24	12.0	6:30	6:30
25	12.0	6:30	6:29
26	12.0	6:31	6:28
27	11.9	6:31	6:28
28	11.9	6:31	6:27
29	11.9	6:31	6:26
30	11.9	6:31	6:25
31	11.9	6:31	6:25

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 5.62 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.28 kWh/m² to a high of 6.14 kWh/m² in December across the year — March's 5.62 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	5.7	5.7	5.7	5.7	5.7	5.7	5.7	5.7	5.7	5.7	5.7	5.7	5.7	5.7	5.7	5.7	5.7	5.7	5.7	5.7	5.6	5.6	5.6	5.6	5.6	5.6	5.6	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.5
Level	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	5.7	Bright
2	5.7	Bright
3	5.7	Bright
4	5.7	Bright
5	5.7	Bright
6	5.7	Bright
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21	5.6	Bright
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25	5.6	Bright
26	5.6	Bright
27	5.6	Bright
28	5.5	Bright
29	5.5	Bright
30	5.5	Bright
31	5.5	Bright

Planning a trip in March

Is March a good time to visit Pago Pago?

Our two travel scores rate March for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

3.9

Sightseeing

10th-best month of the year

4.4

Beach & pool

10th-best month of the year

March is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Pago Pago.

What to pack for Pago Pago in March

From March's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In March, Pago Pago sees daytime highs around 28°C and nights near 26°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 26 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Pago Pago in March

The nearest coast averages about 29°C in March — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 14 km away) is warmest in March at about 29°C and coldest in August near 28°C.

The water stays above 20°C all year — warm enough for a swim any month.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Sea temperature (°C)	29	29	29	29	29	28	28	28	28	28	29	29
Comfort	Tropical	Tropical	Tropical	Tropical	Tropical	Tropical	Warm	Warm	Warm	Tropical	Tropical	Tropical

	Sea temperature (°C)	Comfort
Jan	29	Tropical
Feb	29	Tropical
Mar	29	Tropical
Apr	29	Tropical
May	29	Tropical
Jun	28	Tropical
Jul	28	Warm
Aug	28	Warm
Sep	28	Warm
Oct	28	Tropical
Nov	29	Tropical
Dec	29	Tropical

UV index in Pago Pago in March

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in March peaks around 15 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Pago Pago peaks around February 14 at about 17 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 20 at about 8 (very high).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — every month of the year.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	16	18	15	12	10	8	9	11	14	14	14	13
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	Very high	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	16	Extreme
Feb	18	Extreme
Mar	15	Extreme
Apr	12	Extreme
May	10	Very high
Jun	8	Very high
Jul	9	Very high
Aug	11	Extreme
Sep	14	Extreme
Oct	14	Extreme
Nov	14	Extreme
Dec	13	Extreme

Location & terrain

Where is Pago Pago?

Pago Pago sits at 14.3°S, 170.7°W, 2 m above sea level, in American Samoa. The nearest listed city is Apia, 125 km away.

Topography around Pago Pago

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Pago Pago.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Pago Pago has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 577 m around an average of 130 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 582 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 552 m.

The land around Pago Pago is covered by trees (63%) and water (30%) within 3 km, water (83%) within 16 km, and water (98%) within 80 km.

3 km

577 m

trees 63%

16 km

582 m

water 83%

80 km

552 m

water 98%

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← February Pago Pago year-round climate April →Best places to visit in March

March weather nearby: Apia 125 km · Alofi 537 km · Mata-Utu 601 km · Nuku‘alofa 899 km · Labasa 1,092 km · Levuka 1,146 km · Nasinu 1,226 km · Suva 1,237 km

American Samoa travel facts

Power plugs: Type A / B / I; 120 V · 60 Hz
GDP per capita: $18,017; 2022
Safe drinking water: 91%; of population, 2024
Homicide rate: 25.5; per 100k, 2018
Income group: High; World Bank
Religion

Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Pago Pago (-14.2781°, -170.7025°, elevation 2 m), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google. Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	28	26
2	28	26
3	28	26
4	28	26
5	28	26
6	28	26
7	28	26
8	28	26
9	28	26
10	28	26
11	28	26
12	28	26
13	28	26
14	28	26
15	28	26
16	28	26
17	28	26
18	28	26
19	28	26
20	28	26
21	28	26
22	28	26
23	28	26
24	28	26
25	28	26
26	28	26
27	28	26
28	28	26
29	28	26
30	28	26
31	28	26

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	30	70
2	30	70
3	30	70
4	31	69
5	31	69
6	30	70
7	31	69
8	32	68
9	33	67
10	33	67
11	33	67
12	33	67
13	34	66
14	36	64
15	36	64
16	36	64
17	37	63
18	38	62
19	38	62
20	38	62
21	38	62
22	39	61
23	39	61
24	39	61
25	40	60
26	40	60
27	40	60
28	41	59
29	41	59
30	41	59
31	42	58

	Rain chance (%)
1	88
2	88
3	88
4	88
5	88
6	87
7	86
8	86
9	85
10	84
11	84
12	83
13	82
14	82
15	81
16	81
17	80
18	80
19	80
20	80
21	80
22	80
23	80
24	80
25	80
26	81
27	81
28	81
29	81
30	81
31	81

	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	40	60
2	39	61
3	39	61
4	38	62
5	38	62
6	38	62
7	38	62
8	38	62
9	38	62
10	39	61
11	39	61
12	39	61
13	40	60
14	40	60
15	41	59
16	41	59
17	42	58
18	42	58
19	43	57
20	43	57
21	43	57
22	44	56
23	44	56
24	44	56
25	43	57
26	43	57
27	43	57
28	42	58
29	42	58
30	41	59
31	41	59

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	28	26
2	28	26
3	28	26
4	28	26
5	28	26
6	28	26
7	28	26
8	28	26
9	28	26
10	28	26
11	28	26
12	28	26
13	28	26
14	28	26
15	28	26
16	28	26
17	28	26
18	28	26
19	28	26
20	28	26
21	28	26
22	28	26
23	28	26
24	28	26
25	28	26
26	28	26
27	28	26
28	28	26
29	28	26
30	28	26
31	28	26

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	30	70
2	30	70
3	30	70
4	31	69
5	31	69
6	30	70
7	31	69
8	32	68
9	33	67
10	33	67
11	33	67
12	33	67
13	34	66
14	36	64
15	36	64
16	36	64
17	37	63
18	38	62
19	38	62
20	38	62
21	38	62
22	39	61
23	39	61
24	39	61
25	40	60
26	40	60
27	40	60
28	41	59
29	41	59
30	41	59
31	42	58

	Rain chance (%)
1	88
2	88
3	88
4	88
5	88
6	87
7	86
8	86
9	85
10	84
11	84
12	83
13	82
14	82
15	81
16	81
17	80
18	80
19	80
20	80
21	80
22	80
23	80
24	80
25	80
26	81
27	81
28	81
29	81
30	81
31	81

	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	40	60
2	39	61
3	39	61
4	38	62
5	38	62
6	38	62
7	38	62
8	38	62
9	38	62
10	39	61
11	39	61
12	39	61
13	40	60
14	40	60
15	41	59
16	41	59
17	42	58
18	42	58
19	43	57
20	43	57
21	43	57
22	44	56
23	44	56
24	44	56
25	43	57
26	43	57
27	43	57
28	42	58
29	42	58
30	41	59
31	41	59

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	28	26
2	28	26
3	28	26
4	28	26
5	28	26
6	28	26
7	28	26
8	28	26
9	28	26
10	28	26
11	28	26
12	28	26
13	28	26
14	28	26
15	28	26
16	28	26
17	28	26
18	28	26
19	28	26
20	28	26
21	28	26
22	28	26
23	28	26
24	28	26
25	28	26
26	28	26
27	28	26
28	28	26
29	28	26
30	28	26
31	28	26

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	30	70
2	30	70
3	30	70
4	31	69
5	31	69
6	30	70
7	31	69
8	32	68
9	33	67
10	33	67
11	33	67
12	33	67
13	34	66
14	36	64
15	36	64
16	36	64
17	37	63
18	38	62
19	38	62
20	38	62
21	38	62
22	39	61
23	39	61
24	39	61
25	40	60
26	40	60
27	40	60
28	41	59
29	41	59
30	41	59
31	42	58

	Rain chance (%)
1	88
2	88
3	88
4	88
5	88
6	87
7	86
8	86
9	85
10	84
11	84
12	83
13	82
14	82
15	81
16	81
17	80
18	80
19	80
20	80
21	80
22	80
23	80
24	80
25	80
26	81
27	81
28	81
29	81
30	81
31	81

	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	40	60
2	39	61
3	39	61
4	38	62
5	38	62
6	38	62
7	38	62
8	38	62
9	38	62
10	39	61
11	39	61
12	39	61
13	40	60
14	40	60
15	41	59
16	41	59
17	42	58
18	42	58
19	43	57
20	43	57
21	43	57
22	44	56
23	44	56
24	44	56
25	43	57
26	43	57
27	43	57
28	42	58
29	42	58
30	41	59
31	41	59